Show #13 (taped 22-Oct-68) --Rowan & Martin--Stu Gilliam--Cathy Carlson - ""Hurts So Bad"" and 1 other song--Paul Hampton - ""The Oklahoma City Times"" & other song--The Clara Ward Singers - ""Dem Bones,"" ""Down By The Riverside"" & 1 other song Aired 18-Jan-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Sat. 11:30pm - WOR debutAired 24-Jan-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm - KTLA debut
Show #3 (taped 8-Aug-68)Guests: --Bill Cosby--Bill Medley - ""Brown Eyed Woman"" and ""Let The Good Times Roll""--Iron Butterfly - ""In A Gadda Da Vida""--Kaye Stevens - ""I Want To Be Happy"" and ""That's Life""--The Blossoms--Shel Silverstein - ""The Unicorn"" --Reverend Malcom Boyd Aired 31-Jan-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 8-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #4 (taped 9-Aug-68)Guests: --Tony Bennett - ""Yesterday I Heard the Rain""--Steppenwolf - ""Berry Rides Again,"" ""Sookie Sookie"" and ""Born To Be Wild""--Milt Kamen (comedian)--Morgana King (singer) - ""I Know How It Feels to Be Lonely"" and medley (""Let It All Hang Out""/""Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home"")--George Plimpton (writer-editor, author of ""Paper Lion"")--Irwin Corey (comedian, a.k.a. Professor Irwin Corey) Aired 2-Feb-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 14-Feb-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #2 (taped 24-Jul-68) Guests: --Roman Polanski (director of ""Rosemary's Baby')--Sharon Tate (actress, wife of Roman Polanski) --Della Reese sings ""No Experience Necessary,"" ""I Gotta Be Me"" and ""Don't Build Your World Around A Man"" --Vic Damone - ""Come Back To Me and A Place For Us (Theme From ""Romeo & Juliet"")""--Don Adams (comedian, from ""Get Smart"")--Bill Dana (comedian)--Jackie Gayle (comedian) --The Collectors - ""One Act Play"" and ""Lydia Purple"" Aired 07-Feb-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 22-Feb-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #6 (taped 30-Aug-68)Guests: --Norm Crosby--Rich Little--Otto Preminger (director of the film ""Skidoo"") --Harry Nilsson - performs ""Together,"" ""Good Old Desk"" and ""Cast And Crew"" (sings the ""Skidoo"" credits) --The Pair Extraordinaire - ""(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay""--Carol Channing (interviewed on phone)--The Brothers Castro - medley including ""Maria"" & ""Guantanamera"" Aired 15-Feb-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 14-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #10 (taped 29-Sep-68) Guests: --Tommy Smothers --Buffy St. Marie --Louis Nye --John Stewart --Dr. William Schultz --The Buddy Miles Express Aired 21-Feb-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm Aired 05-Apr-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #16 (taped 11-Nov-68)Guests: --Don Adams--Larry Hankin--David Hemmings--Gayle Hunnicott--Tommy Smothers--Joan Baez - ""Hickory Wind"" and 1 other song --Avant-Garde featuring Chuck Woolery - ""Naturally Stoned"" and ""Follow Me"" (correct song title?) Aired 1-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pmAired 4-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #22 (taped 19-Dec-68) --Checkmates Ltd. - ""Hey Jude"" --Bill Cosby --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""I've Gotta Be Me,"" ""Who Can I Turn To?"" ""The Joker Is Me,"" ""What Kind Of Fool Am I,"" ""Once In My Lifetime"" and ""The More I See You"" --Peter Lawford --Jerry Lewis --Larry Neiman --Anthony Newley Aired 7-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Fri. 9:00pm Aired 9-Aug-69 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #8 (taped 13-Sep-68) Guests: --The Checkmates - ""She's Looking Good"" & ""Sunny""--Gloria Loring ""It's Too Late""--Jimmy Webb (singer-composer) - ""One of the Nicer Things""--Harry Blackstone Jr. (magician)--Hendra and Ullett (British comedians) Aired 15-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pmAired 18-Jul-69 (Repeat?), KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm)
Show #18 (taped 26-Nov-68)Guests: --Melvin Belli (attorney) --The Checkmates Ltd. performs ""Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay"" and 1 other song --The Collage (rock group) - ""Any Day's A Sunday Afternoon"" and ""Rock and Roll Music"" --Bill Cosby (comedian) --Bob Fuller --Kelly Garrett sings ""Love's The Only Answer"" and 1 other song --Shecky Greene--Doug McClure--Don Rickles Aired 21-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 17-May-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #23 (taped 18-Jan-69)Guest:--Sid Caesar--Elias & Shaw--The Grateful Dead - ""St. Stephen,"" ""Mountains of the Moon"" and ""Turn on Your Lovelight""--Brendan Hanlon - ""Hide Your Dreams From Sight"" and ""The Shadow Of Your Smile""--Noel Harrison - ""The Great Electric Experiment Is Over"" and ""The Last You'll See Of Me""--Sidney (Sydney) Omarr Aired 22-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 23-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #15 (taped 10-Nov-68) Guests: --Pat Collins --Gore Vidal --John Hartford - ""Natural To Be Gone"" and 1 other song --Three Dog Night - ""Nobody"" and ""Find Someone To Love"" Additional guest? --Morgana King Aired 28-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #7 (taped 9-Sep-68)Guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian)--O.C. Smith - ""Little Green Apples"" --Bill Cosby--Gary LeMel--The Pickle Brothers--Rod Piazza Group (rock group with Rod ""Gingerman"" Piazza) - ""She's A Woman"" --George ChakosAired 29-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 24-Oct-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #12 (taped 16-Oct-68) Guests: --Bill Cosby --Jackie DeShannon - ""I Got The Reason"" and ""Hollywood"" --Jim Brown --Louis Belson --Marty Ingels --Taj Mahal --Jeremy Vernon Aired 11-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #5 (taped 29-Aug-68) Guests: --Buddy Rich--James Cotton Blues Band--Joe Williams--Sue Raney--Pat McCormick--Ray HastingsAired 12-Apr-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 25-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #19 (taped 10-Dec-68) --Shelley Berman --Buddy Miles Express - ""I Got You Babe"" --Lou Rawls - ""Don't Tease Me"" + 1 other song --Joanie Sommers - ""Tell Me All The Things"" and ""I Feel Fine"" --David Steinberg --Times Square Two Aired 18-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #17 (taped 25-Nov-68)Guests: --Bill Cosby--Jack Carter--Soupy Sales--Clay Tyson--James Brown - ""I Rule The World"" and ""Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud"" --Three Dog Night - ""Celebrate"" and ""Love Me So Hard"" --Marva Whitney - ""Who Can I Turn To"" and ""Your Love"" Aired 2-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 14-Jun-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #11 (taped 15-Oct-68) Guests: --Pete Seeger --Bill Cosby --Jack E. Leonard --Carmen McRae --Teddy Neely Aired 9-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm (REPEAT: 28-Nov-1969, KTLA-5)
Show #24 (taped 20-Jan-69) --Canned Heat - ""On The Road Again"" + 1 other song --Colvin & Wilder --Buddy Greco --Johnny Janis - ""Love Is Like Candy"" --Shari Lewis --Max Lerner - ""Hello Young Lovers,"" ""Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying"" and ""I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"" Aired 16-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #9 (taped 28-Sep-68)Guests:--Pete Barbuti (comedian)--The Committee--Pat Henry (comedian)--Sally Marr (Lenny Bruce's mother) - talks about her son, with clips of Lenny on ""Playboy's Penthouse""--Marvin Gaye - ""Chained"" and ""By The Time I Get To Phoenix""--The Byrds - ""You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"" and ""This Wheel's On Fire""Aired 30-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 5-Jul-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm
Show #21 (taped 17-Dec-68) --Sammy Bow --Bobby Doyle sings ""Blowin' In The Wind"" and a medley. --Billy Eckstine - ""Loves Sweet Love"" and ""You'd Better Believe"" --The Grass Roots - ""Bella Linda"" and ""Midnight Confessions"" --Rich Little --Paul Mazursky --Larry Tucker Aired 31-May-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm Aired 31-Oct-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #20 (taped 11-Dec-68) --Shelley Berman --Pat Morita --The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - ""Washington at Valley Forge"" and ""Alligator Man"" --Frankie Randall - ""For Once In My Life"" and ""Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"" --Lou Rawls - ""Your Red Wagon"" --Second City (comedy troupe) Aired 28-Jun-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pm Aired 1-Aug-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #25 (taped 25-Jan-69) --Dr. George R. Bach --Michael Caine --Meredith MacRae sings ""Goin' Out Of My Head"" --Greg Mullavey --Sir Douglas Quintet - ""Mendocino"" and ""She's About A Mover"" --Mort Sahl --Sammy Shore --The Clara Ward Singers - ""Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho"" and ""Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"" Aired 19-Jul-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm Aired 15-Aug-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #1 (taped 23-Jul-68) Guests: --Johnny Mathis - ""59th Street Bridge Song"" --Mort Sahl--The Chambers Brothers - ""I Wish That It Would Rain"" (and possibly ""Good Lovin'"") --Bill Russell--Corbett Monica--Nadia Christen - sings ""Take It Easy and Free Again"" (in French) Aired 10-Oct-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #26 (taped 26-Jan-69) --Joey Bishop --Skiles & Henderson --Steppenwolf - ""Chicken Wolf"" and ""Don't Cry"" --Joe Williams --Joanne Vent - ""I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know"" + 1 other song Aired 7-Nov-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Guests: --Don Adams --Jackie Gayle --David Hemmings --Gayle Hunnicut --Deep Purple - ""Hush"" and 1 other song (instrumental song) --Lynn Kellogg - ""Old Man River"" --Brenton Wood - ""Gimme Little Sign"" and 1 other song Aired 14-Nov-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm
Show #27(taped 22-Oct-69)Guests: --Sid Caesar--Joe Cocker & The Grease Band --Billy Eckstine--Linda Ronstadt - ""Walking Down the Line"" and ""Living Like A Fool""--Mort Sahl Aired 7-Apr-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #28 (taped 23-Oct-69) Guests: --Angeline Butler - ""You Make Me So Very Happy"" and ""Where Are You""--Bill Cosby--Bill Medley - ""Soul Man"" and ""For Once In My Life"" --Scoey Mitchell--Hugh O'Brian (actor, performs magic tricks) --SweetwaterAired 31-Mar-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #29 (taped 05-Nov-69)Guests: --Don Adams--The Amazing Kreskin--The Checkmates - ""Sweet Caroline"" and ""Proud Mary"" --Bill Dana--Biff Rose - ""The Japanese Transistor"" and ""Molly"" --Carla Thomas - ""Where Do I Go,"" ""Abraham, Martin, and John"" and ""Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay"" Aired 10-Mar-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #30 (taped 20-Nov-69)Guests:--Canned Heat - perform 2 songs--Vic Damone (singer)--Dick Shawn (comedian)--Sonny & Cher - ""For Once In My Life"" and ""Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"" --Larry Storch (comedian) Aired 27-Jan-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #31 (taped 20-Nov-69) Guests: --Tony Bennett - ""Because of You,"" ""Blue Velvet"" and ""Rags to Riches""--George Kirby--Moe Koffman--Mitch Miller--Joe Williams - ""The Song Is You"" Aired 10-Feb-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #32 (taped 03-Dec-69) Guests: --Cannonball Adderly Quintet - ""Hamba Nami"" & ""The Country Preacher""--Grand Funk Railroad - ""Mr. Limousine Driver"" and ""Please Don`t Worry"" --Tony Randall (actor)--Lou Rawls - ""Dead End Street,"" ""Make the World Go Away"" & ""My Baby Loves Me""--Art Metrano (comic magician) Aired 24-Feb-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #33 (taped 03-Dec-69) Guests:--Patty Duke (actress)--Doug Kershaw (Cajun fiddler)--Louis Nye - ""Hello, Sam's Delicatessen"" --Rex Reed--Ike & Tina Turner Revue - ""Get Together"" & ""Higher and Higher"" Aired 3-Feb-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #34 (taped 17-Dec-69) Guests:--Steve Allen--The Blossoms - ""You've Lost That Loving Feeling"" --Clair and McMahon (comedians) --O.C. Smith - ""The Learning Tree"" and 1 other song--Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - ""Some of Shelley's Blues"" and 1 other song Aired 3-Mar-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #35 (taped 17-Dec-69) Guests:--Dolores Hall - ""Something"" and ""Just Because Of You""--John Hartford--Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill (comedy team)--Steppenwolf - ""Berry Rides Again,"" ""Monster"" & ""From Here To There Eventually"" --Gig Young Aired 17-Mar-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #36 (taped 07-Jan-70) Guests:--Vicki Anderson (singer)--James Brown - ""Georgia"" and ""By the Time I Get To Phoenix""--The Chambers Brothers--Norm Crosby (comedian) --Jack Jones (singer) Aired 24-Mar-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #37 (taped 8-Jan-70)Guests: --Don Adams--Fleetwood Mac - ""Rattlesnake Shake"" --Lesley Gore - ""Hello Young Lovers"" and ""Didn't We?""--Arte Johnson (comedian)--Tommy Leonetti Aired 17-Feb-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #38 (taped 18-Feb-70) --Milton Berle --Barrie Chase --Muscatel --Tommy Joe White --Jo Anne Worley Aired 14-Apr-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #39 (taped 20-Feb-70) Guests:--Vic Damone (singer)--Noel Harrison (actor-singer)--Lloyd Haynes--Marty Ingels (comedian)--Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - medley of 'sad songs': ""Yesterlove,"" ""My Girl Has Gone,"" ""Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage"" and ""Tracks of My Tears""--Evie Sands (singer) Aired 21-Apr-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #40 (taped 03-Mar-70) Guests: --Marilyn and Alan Bergman--Robert Goulet--Michael Legrand--Shari Lewis--Rich Little--Frankie Randall Aired 5-May-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #41 (taped 18-Mar-70) Guests include: --Johnny Mathis--Modern Jazz Quartet--John Stewart Aired 28-Apr-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #42 (taped 19-Mar-70) --Edie Adams - ""Everybody's Talking"" --Bill Cosby --Robert Clary --The Grass Roots - ""Walkin' Through The Country"" and ""Dancing in the Streets"" (with a few lines from ""Fingertips"" added) --Les McCann Ltd. --Frankie Randall Aired 12-May-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #43 (taped 20-Mar-70) --Jackie Gayle --R.B. Greaves - ""Always Something There To Remind Me"" and ""Danny Boy"" --The Jet Bunnies --Trini Lopez - ""Get Together,"" ""Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"" and ""Let The Sunshine In"" --Frankie Randall --Sarah Vaughan Aired 19-May-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #44 (taped 01-Apr-70) --The Dillards - ""Hey Boys"" --John Gary --Carmen McRae Aired 26-May-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #45 (taped April 2, 1970) Guests include: --Sonny Charles, Sandy Baron, Lola Falana, Don Ho, Pat Paulson
Show #46 (taped 15-Apr-70) --Pete Barbutti --B. B. King - ""So Excited"" and ""The Thrill Is Gone"" --Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill (comedy team) --Barbara McNair --Mel Torme Aired 14-Jul-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #47 (taped 16-Apr-70) Guests include: --Country Joe & the Fish --Linda Ronstadt Plus, Woodstock highlights Aired 9-Jun-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #48 (taped 20-Apr-70) --Sammy Davis Jr. --Moms Mabley --Bill Medley - ""Hold On, I'm Coming"" --Billy Preston - possibly ""Everything Must Rust"" Aired 21-Jul-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #49 (taped April 29, 1970) Guests: --Rich Little (Impressionist-comedian) - does impressions twice during show. --Fran Jeffries - sings "Without Him" and "Everybody Get's To Go To The Moon" --Buddy Miles Band - "Them Changes" and "Dreams" (an Allman Bros. Band song) --Belland and Somerville (comedy team of Bruce Belland and Dave Somerville) - comedy routine around a parody of the song "All the Way." (Note: Bruce Belland was the lead singer for The 4 Preps. Dave Somerville was lead singer for The Diamonds and a later member of The 4 Preps.) --Vic Damone - sings "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" "Once I Loved" and "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" --Buddy Miles Band - "Heart's Delight" (played during closing credits)
Show #50 - taped April 30, 1970 Guests: --Spanky Wilson (singer) - "Alfie" and "Bring My Love" (correct song title?) --George Carlin (comedian) - does a routine on N.Y. accents and N.Y. Police Academy --Lou Rawls (singer) - "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "You Got Soul" (correct song title?) --Bossa Rio (Bossa Nova group) - "Spinning Wheel," "With Your Love Now" and "Zazueira" --Sandy Baron (comedian) - does a comedy routine about High School graduation day --Connie Kreski (Playmate of the Year) and Janice Pennington appear in a running comedy bit with Sandy Baron and George Carlin. (As Baron tries to pick up Pennington, Carlin tries his luck with Kreski.) Running time 46:30 Aired 25-Aug-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm Please see "Recap" for additional episode details.
Show #51 (taped 14-May-70) --The Cowsills - ""Where Is Love?"" ""Two By Two"" and ""Poor Boy"" (some sources list the last song as ""Ticket To Sunshine"" or ""One Way Ticket to Happy"") --Nanci Roberts appears with her husband Bob Cowsill. Hugh Hefner inverviews her and the Cowsills. Other guests: --Marty Allen (comedian) --Frankie Laine --Sue Raney - ""Games People Play"" and 1 other song Aired 11-Aug-70, KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Tuesday 9:00pm
Show #52 Buddy Rich, Hal Frazier, Chita Rivera, Don Adams, Carol Burnett, Charles Strouse, Jack Cassidy